owasp-api-security

To test REST API vulnerabilities, you apply OWASP API Security patterns and payloads covering authentication, authorization, input validation, and error handling. This provides structured guidance, threat modeling, and reproducible test templates aligned with the 2023 Top 10.

The best way to generate security test payloads is using a consolidated library of OWASP injection payloads and auth bypass vectors. This provides practical examples for testing authentication and input validation vulnerabilities across multiple endpoints and stacks.

Yes, you can use OWASP API Security patterns for code reviews. The knowledge base consolidates threat modeling and security patterns applicable to security testing, code reviews, and test generation for REST APIs.

Input validation testing works by applying structured injection payloads to REST endpoints to identify vulnerabilities. This provides example payloads and test templates that expose authorization and authentication flaws during security audits.

No specific frameworks are required as dependencies. The security testing patterns, payloads, and test templates are designed to be applicable across multiple endpoints and stacks for generating reproducible audit scenarios.